On this edition of Prairie Mosaic we'll meet Maria Cree from Minot and Melanie Schwab from Mandan, ND. Both are North Dakota indigenous artists who were awarded fellowship grants from the Sacred Pipe Resource Center and the North Dakota Council on the Arts to expand their artistic operations; Andy Hall, a full time photographer in Crookston, MN; Circe Atkinson of Mandan High School will recite the poetry she presented for the 2024 North Dakota Poetry Out Loud State competition; Sarah Morris of Shoreview, MN will perform music that allows the listener to let go of stress and focus on healing and personal wellness.
About the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund
In 2008, Minnesota voters passed a landmark piece of legislation - the Minnesota Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Amendment - which provided funding to public television stations serving audiences in Minnesota. Its mission is to help preserve and document the treasures of culture, history, and heritage that make Minnesota special, and to increase access to the natural and cultural resources we all share.
This project is supported in part by a grant from the North Dakota Council on the Arts, which receives funding from the state legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.